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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
4
A lengthy WPA caravan advances through the 1935 to 1940 era, with about 2,000,000 workers aboard though funds rise and fall. Officials warn of rising costs and possible pruning, counting on state contributions after January and planning for a tougher 1940 election year while acknowledging a lasting federal role.
The article notes Mayor LaGuardia’s unusual focus on stray gum. He urges gum companies to promote wrapper saving and proper disposal to spare taxpayers a large cost from cleaning sidewalks and walls.
Westchester women demand more homemaking content from radio groups and Hollywood studios trim romance in westerns. Newspapers have long targeted female readers with recipes, household hints, and fashion, acknowledging women’s serious interest in home matters.
Diary entry dated Friday December 1 recalls the enduring comfort of an almanac in farm life. The writer contrasts old customs with new, praising the almanac as a compact center of daily rhythms, tides, farming timings, and weather lore, while noting the back cover missing recipes and first aid guidance.
Ruth Millett notes Rosemary Lane, part of the Lane sisters of Indianola, champions teaming with sisters over rivalry. The piece recalls how the Lane Girls supported each other in early careers from Four Daughters to Four Wives, making a larger splash in town and preserving shared memories.
A collage of quotes shows Rachmaninoff renouncing Russian citizenship for America, Chamberlain blamed for the Munich attack delay, Lloyd George commenting on German dissension, Black denying German turmoil, Erkiso insisting Finland seeks peace, and Rankin urging immediate diplomatic break with Russia.
The column echoes Roosevelt’s condemnation of the Soviet and Nazi aggression in Europe, arguing free peoples must defend moral standards to protect global security. It cites Fritz Kuhn's Bund trial to emphasize crimes against the community of nations, not just individuals, and warns that Nazi and Soviet actions threaten all nations’ security and prosperity.
Washington column reports Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold pressing building trades unions under antitrust laws. Heat from upstairs allies intensifies as indictments proceed in three cities with plans for 7 to 19 more. Alignment shifts within AFL and CIO factions amid political games and wage-price enforcement by Wallace linked programs.
The Associated Press reports a near-final radio schedule for New Year's bowl games. Rose Bowl on NBC with Mike Frankevitch and Lem Balter. Orange Bowl on CBS with Ted Husing. Sugar Bowl on NBC with Bill Stern. Nightly listening listings include WABC CBS and WEAF NBC programs, dance music, news, and sports segments featuring Har-ley Sue, George Jessel, and the Green Hornet among others.
A scrambled OCR list presents numerous numbered clues and fragments covering topics from architecture such as a leaning building and wings to everyday terms like walking stick and color. It omits cohesive narrative and lacks a clear single event or subject to summarize beyond catalogued hints.
Seven eastern central South Dakota high school speakers earned superior ratings at divisional eliminations and will compete in Division 3 at the state declamation contest on December 11. Bernice Hardwick of Onida led humor with The Florist Show, while Rneven Wolf of Java and Margery Durrstein of Onida topped drama with The Button and A Toast That We Can Drink. Other Division 5 qualifiers include Lucille Kiepke Hatfield Jane Calthorp Aberdeen Nathan Patterson Mobridge and Helen King Aberdeen in oratory and poetry. Superintendent H. J. Freeman Mobridge chaired the session.
Dress pattern ad promotes Pattern 4260 with a faux blouse and skirt look in a plaid. Features include a back-buttoned shirtwaist top, long or short sleeves, decorative shoulder tucks, novelty pockets, and a contrasting top. Pattern available in misses sizes 12 to 20, yardage noted. price 15 cents for pattern and book combo. Order from The Harmon Pattern Dept, New York.
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